cryogenic equipment | cryogenic valves
In the early days of cryogenic bulk tanks, fitting a tank with valves and instrumentation was a lot more complicated and involved, as customer needs grew to include check valves, strainers, relief valves, and drain valves in addition to the primary top and bottom fill components. It took hours of welding and brazing to build up a tank, which greatly limited how many tanks could be outfitted and put into operation.
According to the most recent data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. fire departments responded to an annual average of 3,396 structure fires caused by welding or hot work between 2017 and 2021. Welding torches were the primary cause cited in the majority of the fires. The good news is that welding and hot work fires are preventable when the right precautions are taken.
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If you haven’t yet heard, Ratermann added full service oxygen cleaning to its roster of reliable solutions earlier this year, going one step further in providing exceptional one-stop service for customers. While you may already know that oxygen applications demand high purity, you may not know what oxygen cleaning entails or exactly how important it is.
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One of the easiest, no-brainer ways to make an impact on your customers is with custom labeling on your cylinders and tanks. Ratermann’s in-house design and print department can create custom labels, shrinkwrap and more so that you stay top of mind with every cylinder that goes out.
Cryogenic Corner | cryogenic equipment | hoses
Copper tubing is a popular material in cryogenics because of its ductile nature at low temperatures. But copper is not immune to pinholes and cracking due to daily wear-and-tear and weaknesses introduced by contaminants and general exposure to the elements.